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Need to fix this exhaustion

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runningonberocca · 10/01/2024 16:19

I don’t feel as though I’ll ever have normal energy again. It’s been a tough few months for me- my DP has been very ill ending up with him being in hospital for 3 weeks over Christmas. He’s home and on the mend now but it was a really difficult time trying to balance working full time and seeing him every day as well as lots of phone calls from him every night when I was trying to sleep. ( he was very confused at the time). Our families are not in this country.I had a cold and laryngitis for a while then but kept going . Last weekend I came down with some horrible viral infection- fever, hacking cough, nausea. Not had any sleep at night since Sun because of coughing, I think I’ve torn muscles in my abdomen coughing and I’m in so much pain and shattered.
i haven’t been in work this week and I hate taking time off sick. I have the ingredients for a shepherds pie but it seems insurmountable to cook dinner,
How can I get normal energy back? I usually eat quite well although have a sweet tooth. I rarely drink ( last time I drank alcohol was in September) . I don’t smoke. I’m 49 so probably peri but I have never felt so broken with tiredness

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Rainbows89 · 10/01/2024 17:38

It sounds like you are still sick love. Not had any sleep since Sunday on top of everything else you have been dealing with.

it makes total sense that you feel like utter poop right now and can’t make a shepherds pie.

you just need to rest as much as you can and don’t out any pressure on yourself to do anything apart from the basics.

your energy will come back! But it’s going to take a little while yet before you feel more normal

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